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Synonyms for methane
ˈmɛθ eɪn; Brit. ˈmi θeɪnmeth·ane

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  1. methanenoun

    Synonyms:
    carbon tetrahydride, methyl hydride

  2. methanenoun

    The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, being a constituent of natural gas.

    Cattle emit a large amount of methane.

    Synonyms:
    methyl hydride, carbon tetrahydride

  3. methanenoun

    Any of very many derivatives of methane.

    Synonyms:
    carbon tetrahydride, methyl hydride

Princeton's WordNet

  1. methanenoun

    a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel

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  1. List of paraphrases for "methane":

    ch4, cmm

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  1. Marco Giuranna:

    Follow-up is very important to better understand methane on Mars, we are collecting pieces of a puzzle and need more pieces to understand better what is going on.

  2. Sushil Atreya:

    We’re really not in a position from these data to say one way or the other what the origin of the methane is, because we are seeing signals here it’s worth coming back and doing more work.

  3. GasLog:

    GasLog Ltd has entered into an agreement with Methane Services Ltd to acquire two modern tri-fuel diesel electric LNG carriers for a cost of $460 million.

  4. Dominion CEO Thomas Farrell:

    We offer an industry-leading clean-energy profile which includes a comprehensive net zero target by 2050 for both carbon and methane emissions as well as one of the nation's largest zero-carbon electric generation and storage investment programs.

  5. Will Allison:

    Ours was the first rule to directly regulate methane.


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